Day: January 31, 2017

Saudis Admit 2 Deaths in Warship Incident after Houthis Claim Anti-Ship Missile Attack

January 31, 2017

At least two sailors have been killed after a Saudi warship came under attack off Yemen’s coast. The Saudi military claimed it was a “suicide boat” attack, but an unnamed Houthi rebel source said the …

Syria: ‘Opposition Groups’ Form Coalition Led by Al-Qaeda

January 31, 2017

Military

ISIS units have been developing an advance on the al-Sin air base in eastern Qalamoun near the city of Dumayr. The terrorist group launched the offensive last night and seized certain Syrian army chec…

Trump’s Wicked Precedent

January 31, 2017

Opinion

So Donald Trump is going to f**k them all. No excuses for such filthy words today. I’m only quoting the man whose Pentagon offices he just used to disgrace himself – and America. For it was Secretary …

Muslim Bans, White Supremacy and Fascism in Our Time

January 31, 2017

Opinion

Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ is being described as evidence of the rebirth of fascism in our time. While this may qualify as hyperbole, there is no doubting that the ban is a crude and cack-handed atte…

One Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes From War-Related Starvation

January 31, 2017

Opinion

Yemen is Obama’s war, Saudis doing his dirty work, continuing it even though he’s gone. Now it’s Trump’s aggression unless he acts to stop it. Genocide haunts the country, the region’s poorest, the su…

Myanmar Mass Murder Made in America

January 31, 2017

Opinion

The Southeast Asian state of Myanmar has recently become the epicentre of an expanding humanitarian crisis. But because the current government of Myanmar is headed by a regime favoured by American and…

“Taking Down” British Officials, Israel Conspires Against the Mother of Parliaments

January 31, 2017

Opinion

A quite incredible story out of England has not received much media coverage in the United States. It concerns how the Israeli Embassy in London connived with government officials to “take down” parli…

US Congress Orders Review of Russian & Chinese Leadership’s Nuclear Strike ‘Survivability’

January 31, 2017

Military

The US Congress has directed intelligence agencies and the Pentagon’s Strategic Command to evaluate the ‘survivability’ of Russian and Chinese leaders in the event of a nuclear strike on their abovegr…